Winthrop Eagles @ James Madison Dukes
James Madison 71, Winthrop 61
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Rayshawn Goins scored 19 points and Andrey Semenov added 17 as James Madison snapped a three-game losing streak with a 71-61 nonconference victory over Winthop on Saturday.
Goins scored six points during a 12-0 second-half run that gave the Dukes (2-5) a 54-34 lead with 9 minutes remaining.
The Eagles (2-4) never got closer than eight points after that.
Winthrop led 21-13 in the first half after a 3-pointer by Derrick Henry. But James Madison responded with a 15-3 run to lead 28-24 with 5:04 left until halftime. Semenov scored five points, and Goins and Charles Cooke each made three-point plays during the Dukes' rally.
Andre Nation had nine points and six assists for James Madison, and Devon Moore added nine points and five assists.
Andre Smith led the way for Winthrop, scoring 26 points and making 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
Game Information
Harrisonburg, VA
Referee:Matt Oblas
Referee:Jeremy Mosier
Referee:Andrew Marotta
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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